Saint Vincent Bay or Baie Saint Vincent is a bay in southwestern
New Caledonia
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It is lies north of
Inaccessible Bay. It contains
Parseval Island and several others. The
commune
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of
Bouloupais lies on this stretch of the coast. The
Ouenghi River also enters the sea at Saint Vincent Bay.
Saint Vincent Bay ranges from deep. The bay's floor is carved with
submarine canyons
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from the most recent
Ice Age
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, suggesting that the bay was exposed to the surface at that time.
References
Bays of New Caledonia
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